England match

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

I’m already enjoying watching England more under Carsley than Southgate’s team.

[Bosscat]

I’m already enjoying watching England more under Carsley than Southgate’s team.

You're easily pleased then

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

You're easily pleased then

At least they are running forward now

[Stonehouse]

ROI have 3 ex Clarets playing for them.Rice scores and doesn’t celebrate.Whats that all about ?

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

This is 100% better than Southgate’s slop

[Bosscat]

Nice goal by ex irish player Rice

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Nice goal by ex irish player Rice

That’ll show em

[Bosscat]

ROI have 3 ex Clarets playing for them.

And an ex B'tard playing and we have one managing

[Aclaret]

I wouldn't normally bother....but seeing as Southgate has gone. It's a fresh start.

[BurnleyFC]

England will run riot here. Could be a couple up already.

[Row x]

This is 100% better than Southgate’s slop

Let me know when Carsley gets to 2 major finals at senior level

[BurnleyFC]

Midfield is absolutely dominant. Gordon is looking really lively on the wing too but we’re still trying to walk it into the net a bit too much.

[BurnleyFC]

0-2. Rice and Grealish

[Rileybobs]

Great goal. Southgateesque move.

Hilarious that the two pantomime villains have scored.

[Bosscat]

Ireland 0-2 England both scored by ex irish players ycnmiu

[RVclaret]

What a brilliant goal. We’ve looked excellent. Refreshing stuff.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

All we needed was someone that wasn’t scared to death of playing forward, very obvious to see.

[Vegas Claret]

cracking goal

[grapidianclaret]

Let me know when Carsley gets to 2 major finals at senior level

Let me know when Southgate wins more international Trophies than Graham Taylor.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Let me know when Southgate wins more international Trophies than Graham Taylor.

Do I not like that

[Vino blanco]

What a refreshing change to see an England team moving the ball forward with pace and getting men in the box. After that mind-numbing garbage I had to watch under Southgate, this is at least entertaining.

[Aclaret]

Let me know when Carsley gets to 2 major finals at senior level

.....then bottled it and won nowt.

[CoolClaret]

Crazy what having Trent at right back and Gordon on the left does eh?

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

What a refreshing change to see an England team moving the ball forward with pace and getting men in the box. After that mind-numbing garbage I had to watch under Southgate, this is at least entertaining.

Indeed

Despite people blowing smoke up south gates arse for reaching finals the football we played was absolutely dire especially in the euros. I hope if Carsley gets the job he keeps this attitude. I’d rather us go out in a blaze of glory then the scared timid shite we played all the way through the euros.

[Colburn_Claret]

Trent is a luxury against the likes of ROI, but a liability against quality.
Horses for courses

[RVclaret]

Trent is a luxury against the likes of ROI, but a liability against quality.
Horses for courses

Yet won every major title for club possible by the age of 22.

The myth of Trent being a liability will one day die out, maybe.

[morninbob]

I know Ireland are poor, but this is so much better, moving the ball quickly and runners from midfield.

[ClaretDiver]

ROI have 3 ex Clarets playing for them.Rice scores and doesn’t celebrate.Whats that all about ?

He played for Ireland in his youth and was castigated by the Irish when he changed allegiance to England so he always said he wouldn’t wind the Irish up…or something to that effect!

[Somethingfishy]

Well that was refreshing to watch. Movement and forward passing. A very promising first 45 minutes for Carsley albeit against a very poor Irish team.

I think the referee has been very leniant and inconsistent with his cards. How Smallbone escaped a booking for his cynical take out of Kane when he was nowhere near the ball was astounding and then another late foul not long after. Bradys late lunge went unpunished too and yet he has booked Mainoo and Szmodics for a lot less. If this was less one way we may have been talking about him.

[Row x]

.....then bottled it and won nowt.

Correct
But till Carsley gets anywhere near doing that let's not go overboard, after 45mins against a poor side in what is really a meaningless game

[BurnleyFC]

Yes, a really good half that, albeit against a dreadful Irish side.

Let’s hope we can do what Southgate seemingly couldn’t and have two good halves of football in one game.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

With these players we should be having a real go against teams, long may it continue.

Hopefully the ball and chain era is behind us

[Somethingfishy]

No penalty and yet Ogbene isn't looking at the ball and pulls Maguire over. Astonishing.

[ClaretTony]

I’d agree with a lot of the comments that it’s a far more refreshing approach than we saw with Southgate albeit against what looks a poor Ireland side.

A question - who’s the co-commentator on the ITV coverage?

[JimmyRobbo]

Is it Lee Hendrie?

Edit: No.

[Somethingfishy]

Andros Townsend

[JimmyRobbo]

Andros Townsend

Yes, definitely.

[JimmyRobbo]

I’d agree with a lot of the comments that it’s a far more refreshing approach than we saw with Southgate albeit against what looks a poor Ireland side.

A question - who’s the co-commentator on the ITV coverage?

Useful website:

https://icdb.tv/match/208083-Ireland-v-England

[ClaretTony]

Andros Townsend

Thanks,

I thought they’d called him Andros but never thought of Townsend.

[Vegas Claret]

same old trap of not making substitutions

[Row x]

Yes, a really good half that, albeit against a dreadful Irish side.

Let’s hope we can do what Southgate seemingly couldn’t and have two good halves of football in one game.

Struggling to do that at the moment

A better team than Ireland could have scored at least one

Hopefully a few subs might make a difference

[BurnleyFC]

Struggling to do that at the moment

A better team than Ireland could have scored at least one

Hopefully a few subs might make a difference

Yep, was just about to post the same - we seem to have reverted to type. I was really hoping we’d proper paste a team, like 5 or 6 nil, which this side should be capable of doing against a dreadful Ireland team.

And Harry Kane still looks a couple of yards off the pace.

[ClaretTony]

Yep, was just about to post the same - we seem to have reverted to type. I was really hoping we’d proper paste a team, like 5 or 6 nil, which this side should be capable of doing against a dreadful Ireland side.

And Harry Kane still looks a couple of yards off the pace.

Have we reached the point where England are better without Kane?

[BurnleyFC]

Have we reached the point where England are better without Kane?

I think so, but I don’t think Carsley would be brave enough to drop him.

[Vegas Claret]

Have we reached the point where England are better without Kane?

It seems a little like the Ronaldo at Portugal situation, has been a great player but probably needs to pass the torch but nobody dare tell him.

[Rileybobs]

Imagine how much you lot would be hammering Southgate for this performance

[TheFamilyCat]

Remember, we've done this today without Kalvin Phillips.

[BurnleyFC]

Imagine how much you lot would be hammering Southgate for this performance

To be fair, the first half was better than what Southgate had served up for a while

The second half has been crap, though.

[ClaretTony]

To be fair, the first half was better than what Southgate had served up for a while

The second half has been crap, though.

Totally agree

[ISpeds00]

Snoozefest since the 2nd goal